The Sonny Side of Stitt

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The Sonny Side of Stitt
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Studio album by
Sonny Stitt
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 21, 1959
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Roost
RLP 2240
Producer Teddy Reig
Sonny Stitt chronology
Sonny Stitt Sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio
(1959)		The Sonny Side of Stitt
(1960)		 Sonny Stitt Blows the Blues
(1959)
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The Sonny Side of Stitt is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Roost label. [2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars. [1]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Stitt except as indicated

  1. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 2:50
  2. "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) - 2:55
  3. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 3:46
  4. "Day by Day" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 3:34
  5. "Red Top" (Lionel Hampton) - 3:55
  6. "Moonray" (Artie Shaw, Paul Madison, Arthur Quinser) - 3:01
  7. "Old Fashioned Blues" - 4:47
  8. "I Never Knew" (Earl Carroll) - 4:31
  9. "Hitsburg" - 4:27

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed January 3, 2013
  2. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Royal Roost/Roost Album Discography accessed January 3, 2013
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